INSIGHTS: Exploring the Collections
In pursuit of its educational mandate the Library of Congress opens the vaults of its vast music collections--the world's largest--to the musical community, including students from the top conservatories and music schools around the country. Through special programs, this initiative provides new ways of understanding and appreciating familiar and not-so-familiar music and musicians of all genres, with special emphasis on American creativity.
Lecture and Performance
Location: Mumford Room, 6th Floor, James Madison Building
The country rock pioneer and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member talks about the craft of the songwriter and his four-decade career—now coming full circle to the bluegrass of his California roots—that conjured an American era—The Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers, and the Desert Rose Band.
Presented in cooperation with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
Performance and Discussion
The culmination of a collaborative project between the Music Division and the Shepherd School of Music involving three gifted performers—on piano, violin, and cello—as well as a scholar, and featuring a McKim commission.
ALEXANDER STRING QUARTET with ROBERT GREENBERG
The Alexander String Quartet and composer-pianist-musicologist Robert Greenberg, who has been called “the Elvis of music history and appreciation”unravel the mysteries and marvels of Beethoven’s String Quartet op. 130, bringing to life the history, art, politics, intrigue and romance that have shaped this music.
SPECIAL COLLABORATIONS
AMIS is an international organization founded in 1971 to promote the study of the history, design, and use of musical instruments in all cultures and from all periods. Membership includes collectors, historians, curators, performers, instrument makers, restorers, dealers, conservators, teachers, students, and institutional members. For more information, visit <http://amis.org> 
Featured Performances – Coolidge Auditorium
ENSEMBLE CAPRICE -
Friday, May 28, 2010 at 8:00 pm (tickets required)
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MAHAN ESFAHANI - Saturday, May 29, 2010 at 2:00 pm (no tickets required)
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A Festival of American Vocal Music
The genius, originality, and diversity of vocal music created in America—from concert song to Broadway, opera to folksong, jazz to cabaret, and much more, are celebrated in a collaborative project between the Vocal Arts Society of Washington and performing groups, arts presenters, and educational institutions in the National Capital Region.
